Bloomington Public Schools District 87

Every week the "Out of the Blue" prize cart makes the rounds in BJHS and this Friday it made a stop in the 6th grade halls. Students are nominated by teachers for displaying Knight spirit and Knight values. With student council members cheering them on, this week's winners had fun picking out their favorite items from the prize cart! 🙌 To all BJHS Knights: excellence doesn't go unnoticed, and any week could be your turn to be celebrated- so keep up the fantastic work Knights! ⚔️💙 #BJHSKnights #OutoftheBlue #KnightSpirit #WeAreD87

🎉📚 The Big Reveal: One School, One Book Kickoff at Oakland! 🦉✨ The moment arrived for the Oakland Owls the annual" One School, One Book" kickoff! This year's book for the school-wide read -"The Very, Very Far North"! 🌟 Staff members put on a skit to introduce the book and then a polar bear (ie. Dr. LaFrance in disguise!) delivered books to all the Owls in the school!🐻‍❄️📖 Get ready for a new adventure Owls!🦉✨ #OneBookOneSchool #OwlsReadTogether #WeAreD87 🎉📚 La gran revelación: ¡Inauguración de Una Escuela, Un Libro en Oakland! 🦉✨ Llegó el momento de la presentación anual de "One School, One Book" de los Búhos de Oakland. El libro de este año para la lectura de toda la escuela es: "The Very, Very Far North"! 🌟 Los miembros del personal realizaron una representación teatral para presentar el libro y luego un oso polar (es decir, ¡el Dr. LaFrance disfrazado!) entregó libros a todos los Búhos de la escuela. 🐻‍❄️📖 ¡Prepárense para una nueva aventura, Búhos! 🦉✨ #unaescuelaunnlibro #losbúhosleenjuntos #SomosD87

🔍✨ Escape Room Challenge Conquered at BJHS! ✨🔐 Shoutout to Ms. Nottke's social skills group for completing an Escape Room challenge, and a huge thank you to awesome intern Nadia Curry, for organizing the exciting lesson! 7th grade Knights became detectives, searching the social work office for clues to solve the puzzle — all without saying a word! 🤫🧩 Through silent communication, they polished their nonverbal communication skills and strengthened bonds among themselves. 🚀🤝 What a creative way to learn and grow together! Keep up the great work, team BJHS! 🎓🎉 #BJHSSocialSkills #EscapeRoomEducation #NonverbalCommunication #CreativeLearning #WeAreD87

D87 schools are excited to once again take on the 100th Day of School Challenge! 🌟 The challenge: to achieve 100% attendance on the 100th day OR to show the most attendance growth from last year's 100th day. 🏆📈 Attend every day in order to grow academically and socially. Coming to school makes a difference, so let's celebrate 100 Days of School, 100 Days of Fun, and 100 Days of Learning together! Here's to reaching our goal and proving that #AttendanceMatters! 🎈📅 #100thDayOfSchool #SchoolChallenge #LearningIsFun #SchoolEveryDay #100%Accountable #CelebratingEducation #WeAreD87 ¡Las escuelas del Distrito 87 están emocionadas de asumir una vez más el desafío de los 100 días de clases! 🌟 El desafío: lograr una asistencia del 100 % en el día 100 ó mostrar el mayor crecimiento de asistencia en comparación con el día 100 del año pasado. 🏆📈 Asistir a la escuela marca la diferencia, ayuda a que los estudiantes crezcan académicamente y socialmente; así que celebremos juntos los 100 días de clases, los 100 días de diversión y los 100 días de aprendizaje. ¡Aquí estamos para alcanzar nuestra meta y demostrar que #LaAsistenciaImporta! 🎈📅 #100diasdeclases #desafíoescolar #aprenderesdivertido #todoslosdíasalaescuela #100porcientoresponsable #celebrandolaeducación #SomosD87

🐅🏒🦬 Tigers and Bison, oh my! That's right, the Stevenson Tigers had a special visit from a couple of Bloomington Bison players today! 🌟 The Bison dropped by Stevenson for some fun and games and to share some cool hockey moves with a few PE classes. 🏑💫 And who knows? With skills like these being passed on, we might just see some of our Stevenson Tigers turn into future stars of the Bloomington Bison! 🌈🛼 #StevensonTigers #BloomingtonBison #HockeySkills #FutureStars #SportsDay #WeAreD87

🏰🎉This morning 6th grade Knights at BJHS started off their day with an assembly to welcome the new semester, from cheerleaders pumping up the Knights, to games highlighting ways to be Safe, Responsible and Respectful, to fun" Minute to Win it" games and a drawing for good attendance incentives (over 250 6th graders were in the drawing- keep up that great attendance!)- it was such a positive way to start off the week for these Knights!⚔️💪 🏰🎉Esta mañana, los Caballeros de 6º grado de la escuela BJHS comenzaron su día con una asamblea para dar la bienvenida al nuevo semestre, desde porristas animando a los Caballeros, juegos que destacan formas de ser seguros, responsables y respetuosos, hasta divertidos juegos de "Minuto para ganar" y un sorteo de incentivos para buena asistencia (más de 250 estudiantes de 6º grado participaron en el sorteo) ¡Sigan con esa excelente asistencia! ¡Fue una manera muy positiva de comenzar la semana para estos Caballeros! ⚔️💪 #SomosD87

🎉 🌟 D87 is excited to announce that our very own board member, Brigette Gibson, was honored as an MLK award winner at the 49th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Luncheon yesterday. 🏆 Since joining the school board in 2016, Brigette has been an active member of the Bloomington-Normal Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, and serves as a court-appointed special advocate. Congratulations, Brigette! We are honored to have you as part of the D87 family! Well deserved! 👏🎊 #MLKAward #ProudMoment #CommunityService #WeAreD87 🌟 D87 se complace en anunciar que nuestra propia miembro de la junta, Brigette Gibson, fue honrada ayer como ganadora del premio MLK en el 49.º almuerzo anual de premios Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 🏆 Desde que se unió a la junta escolar en 2016, Brigette ha sido miembro activo del Capítulo Bloomington-Normal Alumnae de Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, y se desempeña como defensora especial designada por el tribunal. ¡Felicidades, Brigette! ¡Nos sentimos honrados de tenerlo como parte de la familia D87! ¡Bien merecido! 👏🎊 #MLKAward #ProudMoment #CommunityService #WeAreD87

🌟 Back from Winter Break students in Ms. Couch’s 6N class hit the ground running! 🌊✨ They reviewed class expectations and wowed with their Canva presentations. Even Assistant Principal Ms. Svob was super impressed! 👏 Big applause for these Knights and here’s to an awesome semester ahead! 📚💡 #CanvaMagic #MsCouchClass #BJHSKnights #WeAreD87

This week, some of our D87 teachers had a surprise visit from Superintendent Dr. Mouser, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Rummel, and school board member, Dr. Lust! Why the special visit? It's all because their students have shown exceptional growth in math, reading, or both! Kudos to our teachers, hardworking students, and supportive teacher assistants whose dedication and hard work make this significant leap in growth possible! Keep up the great work! 💜 Scroll through the pics to see some of the surprise visits in action! #AboveAndBeyond #EducationalAchievements #TeacherAppreciation #CelebratingSuccess #WeAreD87

🦈📘Mrs. Mizell's 1st-grade Sharks at Sheridan are "diving" back into learning, using their trusty magnet letters to build words- 🌟🧲watching language and phonics come alive! Straight off break, they are truly "diving" back into their educational word journey with enthusiasm and curiosity! 🎒📖 #PhonicsJourney #SheridanScholars #MagnetMagic #WeAreD87 🦈📘Los tiburones de primer grado de la clase de la Señora Mizell en la escuela Sheridan están "sumergiéndose" nuevamente en el aprendizaje, observando cómo el lenguaje y la fonética cobran vida, a través del uso de las confiables letras magnéticas para formar palabras. ¡Inmediatamente después de las vacaciones de invierno, con entusiasmo y curiosidad se están "sumergiendo" de nuevo en su viaje educativo de palabras! 🎒📖 #viajefonético #estudiantesSheridan #mánmágico #SomosD87

🚔✨Today is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day and we would like to give a special shout-out to our D87 School Resource Officers (SROs)- Officer Day, Officer Mac and Officer Statz, and our Director of Safety and Security Rich Hirsh! From heartfelt thank yous to notes of appreciation, and of course, some donuts too🍩- our SROs felt the love! Thank you to our D87 SROs and ALL the men and women in blue for everything they do every day to keep us safe!👮‍♂️👮‍♀️🚓💙 #LawEnforcementAppreciation #D87Heroes #ThankOurOfficers #WeAreD87

Yesterday, as D87 welcomed students back to school post-winter break, Sheridan greeted its staff with a festive "Pop the Bubly and Toast the New Year" breakfast bar. 🍾🎉 Our Shark experts enjoyed a festive start and are now energized and eager to embrace 2025 with enthusiasm and energy! 🦈✨ #NewYearNewStart #SheridanSharks #WeAreD87

We are back in action for a fresh start in 2025! 🍎📚 Let's hit the ground running and remember, attendance matters. Congrats to some lucky BHS students 🌟 who won tickets to a Bloomington Bison Hockey Game in an attendance drawing before break! 🏒🎟️ Here's to a fantastic semester ahead and remember, good attendance equals good times ahead! #Welcome2025l #AttendanceMatters #WeAreD87 ¡Estamos de regreso en acción para un nuevo comienzo en el 2025! 🍎📚 Comencemos con todo y recordemos que la asistencia importa. Felicitaciones a algunos afortunados estudiantes de la escuela BHS 🌟 que ganaron boletos para un partido de hockey de los Bloomington Bison en un sorteo de asistencia antes de las vacaciones de invierno. 🏒🎟️ ¡Que tengas un semestre fantástico y recuerda, una buena asistencia equivale a buenos momentos por delante! #Bienvenido2025 #laasistenciaimporta #SomosD87

🎒📅 As we enjoy the last moments of our holiday break, just a friendly reminder to all our D87 family and friends: Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 7th! Our staff will be busy preparing on Monday to welcome all our students back for an amazing start. We're so excited to see everyone and looking forward to making 2025 a fantastic year! 🌟📚 #BackToSchool #Welcome2025 #WeAreD87

🏒🎟️ Good attendance equals great times ahead! Thanks to a generous donation from the Bloomington Bison Hockey team, each school has received tickets to use as incentives for good attendance! 🎉 BJHS, Bent and Washington have already held their drawings, and some lucky students will be cheering at a Bison game this season! 🥅📣 Remember, attendance matters! Stay tuned as we can't wait to share more lucky winners from other D87 schools soon. Go Bison, and go D87 students, we can't wait to see you in class on January 7th! 🌟 #D87Pride #BisonHockey #AttendanceMatters #WeAreD87 🏒🎟️ ¡La buena asistencia equivale a grandes momentos por delante! Gracias a una generosa donación del equipo de hockey “Bloomington Bison”, cada escuela de D87 recibió entradas para asistir a sus juegos, como un incentivo a los estudiantes por su buena asistencia🎉 Las escuelas BJHS, Bent y Washington ya realizaron sus rifas de boletos. Los estudiantes que fueron afortunados estarán animando uno de los partido del equipo Bison esta temporada 🥅📣 ¡Recuerden, la asistencia importa! Estén atentos porque estamos ansiosos por compartir pronto más ganadores afortunados de las otras escuelas del D87. ¡Vamos Bison y vamos estudiantes del D87, estamos deseosos de verlos en clase el 7 de enero de 2025! 🌟 #OrgullososD87 #equipodehockeyBison #laasistenciaimporta #somosD87

🎓🎉As 2024 winds down, we would like to congratulate BHS's December graduates! 🥳 Before heading off to break, a special breakfast was held, bringing together BHS staff and our December graduates to celebrate this special achievement! Way to go and remember, no matter where life takes you, "Once a Raider, Always a Raider"! Here's to new beginnings and bright futures! 🌟#BHSDecemberGraduates #OnceARaider #NewBeginnings #WeAreD87 🎓🎉 ¡A medida que 2024 termina, nos gustaría felicitar a los graduados de diciembre de BHS! 🥳 Antes de tomar las vacaciones, se llevó a cabo un desayuno especial que reunió al personal de BHS y a nuestros graduados de diciembre para celebrar este logro especial. ¡Así se hace y recuerda, no importa a dónde te lleve la vida, "Una vez asaltante, siempre asaltante"! ¡Brindemos por nuevos comienzos y futuros brillantes! 🌟#BHSDecemberGraduates #OnceARaider #NewBeginnings #WeAreD87

🎄📏✨ Washington's 5th graders brought math to life this holiday season! They put their fraction skills to the test, calculating the exact amount of material needed for each student to create a small wooden tree 🌲 as a holiday gift for their families. It's where Math meets Woodworking! 🛠️📚 The students measured, cut, and assembled these wooden trees with precision and care. I'm sure these homemade treasures were a hit with their loved ones! #MathInAction #HolidayCrafts #WeAreD87 ¡Los estudiantes de quinto grado de la escuela Washington dieron vida a las matemáticas en esta temporada navideña! Pusieron a prueba sus habilidades con las fracciones y calcularon la cantidad exacta de material que necesita cada estudiante para crear un pequeño árbol de madera 🌲 como regalo navideño para sus familias. ¡Es donde las matemáticas se encuentran con la carpintería! 🛠️📚 Los estudiantes midieron, cortaron y armaron estos árboles de madera con precisión y cuidado. ¡Estamos seguros de que estos tesoros hechos a mano fueron un éxito entre sus seres queridos! #matemáticasenacción #manualidadesnavideñas #somosD87

🌟📚This quarter, three outstanding BJHS students were honored for their exceptional growth in English. 🎉📘 Students enrolled in newcomer classes work hard to enhance their English skills, and when they're ready, we celebrate their significant milestones as they transition to new classes. We are proud of their accomplishments and the progress they've made. Join us in celebrating these inspiring students and their journey in learning! 🥳👏 #BJHSPride #EnglishLearners #StudentSuccess #AcademicGrowth #WeAreD87

After working on animal reports for the entire 2nd quarter, our 4th-grade Sheridan Sharks were excited to present their detailed research project of their animal to staff and their loved ones at the 2nd Annual Animal Symposium! It was ”sharktastic” to see the excitement and pride the students put into their projects. Sheridan definitely has some new animal experts in their 4th grade! Kudos to the great work well done! #2ndAnnualAnimalSymposium #4thGradeAnimalReport #WeAreD87 Después de trabajar todo el segundo trimestre en informes sobre animales, nuestros tiburones de cuarto grado de la escuela Sheridan, estaban entusiasmados por presentar en el segundo simposio anual sobre animales, sus proyectos de investigación detallando su animal al personal y a sus seres queridos. Fue "sharktástico" ver el entusiasmo y el orgullo que los estudiantes pusieron en sus proyectos. Sheridan definitivamente cuenta ahora en 4to. grado algunos nuevos expertos en animales. ¡Felicitaciones por el gran trabajo, bien hecho! #2doSimposioanualsobreanimales #informesobreanimalesde4togrado #somosD87

🎉🍎 Huge congratulations to Mrs. Corcoran, special education teacher at Washington for winning the Bridgestone/WBNQ Classroom of the Month! 🏆✨ Surprised with a $500 prize yesterday for this honor, Mrs. Corcoran is excited to invest in new educational games and aids for all the students she supports. Congrats Mrs. Corcoran and so well deserved! 🌟 #EducatorExcellence #ClassroomOfTheMonth #MakingADifference #WeAreD87